The 2026 Superbike World Championship will be the 39th season of the Superbike World Championship. This will be the first season in 13 years without featuring the reigning Superbike World Champion as Toprak RazgatlñoÃÂlu who had previously won the championship in 2025, is set to compete in MotoGP from 2026 onwards.
Furthermore, Jonathan Rea has declared his retirement as the most successful World Superbike rider thus far, having won six championship titles and 119 races during his career.
Race calendar and results
The provisional 2026 season calendar was announced on 31 July 2025.
Entry list
Team changes
Rider changes
- Somkiat Chantra (coming from MotoGP with LCR Honda) and Jake Dixon (coming from Moto2 with Marc VDS) make their World Superbike debut with Honda HRC, replacing Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge, who both move to Aruba.it Racing - Ducati and PATA Maxus Yamaha respectively, resulting in the following:
- ÃÂlvaro Bautista joins Ducati's satellite team, Barni Spark Racing Team after leaving the official Ducati team at the end of 2025.
- Jonathan Rea retires from full-time racing after the 2025 season. He was announced to become a test rider for Honda.
- Danilo Petrucci leaves Barni Spark Racing Team after three seasons to join ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, replacing Michael van der Mark.
- Five-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira makes his World Superbike debut with ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, replacing reigning World Champion Toprak RazgatlñoÃÂlu, who replaces Oliveira at Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP.
- Mattia Rato makes his World Superbike debut with Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team, replacing Michael Ruben Rinaldi.
- Lorenzo Baldassarri makes his World Superbike return since 2023, joining Team GoEleven to replace Andrea Iannone, who leaves the team after two seasons. He tried to jumpstart his own team, Cainam Racing Team, who was in the provisional entry list, but then no other news came after that.
- Reigning Supersport World Champion Stefano Manzi makes his premier class debut with GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, replacing Dominique Aegerter, who returns to Supersport World Championship.
- Alberto Surra makes his World Superbike debut with Motocorsa Racing, replacing Ryan Vickers.
- Tarran Mackenzie remains with MGM Bonovo Racing after riding for them as a replacement rider in the 2025 season after Scott Redding left World Superbike during the middle of the season.
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Race 1 and Race 2
Superpole Race
Riders' championship
Teams' championship
Manifacturer's championship
Notes
References
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